Marcel hair waver



July 31, 1934. E. E. -BALbwlN 1,968,593

MARCEL HAIR WAVER Original Filed Dec. 2, 1950 t 3 I jwumtoc 67mm 67 fiafdwwz.

Patented July 31, 1934 Elnora E. Baldwin, Denver, 0010.

Application December 2, 1930, Serial No. 499,434 Renewed February 8, 1932 7 Claims. 3 (01132-33 This invention relates to improvements in Marcel hair wavers of the type described and claimed in United States Letters Patent No.

K 1,724,249, granted to me on August 13, 1929. 6 It is the object of this invention'to produce a simple and-effective Marcel waver that can be cheaply constructed and which will be very effective in its operation.

It isa further object of this invention to pro- 16 duce a hair waver of the type shown ,and described in the patent above identified which shall be, provided with means for more easily applying it to the hair and for holding the hair in place so as to obtain the most satisfactory waves.

This waver, briefly described, consists of an elongated body member composed of soft resilient material, such as rubber and provided at opposite sides with fingers which extend out- 20 wardly, the fingers on each side being spaced from onejanother, the end fingers on one side being curved with their'ends terminating near theadjacentfingers so as'to form hooksjfor fingaging a lock of hair. The bent fingers at the extremities of the jMarcel hair waver serve to facilitate the operation of securing the same to the hair because by this simple expedient the waver is held against accidental removal from the lock of hair by the hooked, finger and this greatly simplifies the operation of securing the waver in place. The hooked finger also serves to more securely hold the hair and to prevent it from. sliding, thereby assuringa tighterwave adjacent. the scalp.

Having thus briefly described the invention, the same willnow be described in detail and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustratedLand-in which:

Fig. l is a top plan View of the improved hair waver showing a lock of hair in place thereon, and held thereto by means of a rubber band;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the opposite side of the waver from that shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2.

The hair waver that forms the subject of this invention is made from rubber and must be quite flexible so that it can be readily bent and so that it will not be uncomfortable when applied to the hair and worn during the time that it is in operation. It must, however, have the necessary rigidity to function properly for the purpose for which it is intended.

Numeral 1 designates whatmay be termed the body portion of the device and has a cross section that is substantially U-shaped as shown in Fig. 3. Theends of the body portion are pro vided with rounded heads 2 that are connected with the body portion by necks 3 of somewhat restricted cross section. The heads form projec tions to which the ends of therubber band are connected in a manner which will be apparent from an inspection of Fig. 1. Extendingout wardly from opposite sides of the body portion 1 arefingers 4 whosecrosssections are SllbStflJl-r tially the same as that ofthe body member, but whichtaper outwardly in the manner shown-in Figs. 2 and 3. These fingers are preferably staggered in a manner shown-in the drawing, there beingan odd number orfingers on one side and an evennumber on the othengalthough this requirement is not absolutely necessary. In the form illustrated, there are five fingers extending from one side of the body member and four extending from the other side, although it is evident that a larger or a smaller number may be employed. Q Theunder side of the body member and the fingers arerounded as shown in Figs. 2 and-3, while the upper side is fiat as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. I consider that the feature of having the fingers and body member rounded on one side and flat on the other is of considerable importance, as experience has shown that better waves are formed with a waver of this construction than where both sides are rounded, and besides this, it simplifies the construction, of the mould and cheapens the process of manufacture. I do not want to .be limited, however, to the construction in'which one side is fiat and the other rounded, as this has been shown in my previous patent. The end fingers on the side having the cddnumber of fingershave been designated by reference 7 numeral 5, and these fingers have theiren ds- 6 curved inwardly, so as to terminate a short distance from the nearest finger 4. Fingers 5 therefore are hook shaped and form a hook or recess 7 that is adjacent the nearest finger 4, all as W clearly shown in Figs. land 2. The distance between fingers 4 and the ends 6 of fingers 5 can be large enough to insert a lock of hair without bending the fingers, but this is immaterial, since the waver is made from readily flexible material and the tips of fingers 5 can therefore come into contactwith fingers 4 if necessary.

My improved waver is used in the following manner: A look of hair, which has been indicated by reference numeral 8, is separated from the rest of the hair and inserted into one of the recesses '7, after which it is wound back and forth across the top of the body member and underneath the fingers in the manner shown in Fig. 1. The end 9 of the lock is wound several turns about the end of the waver in the manner shown in Fig. 1. After the lock has been put into place, a rubber band 10 is passed over one of the heads 2 and brought underneath the adjacent finger 5 and underneath the nearest finger 4 and thence brought upwardly and over the body member and under the next finger on the opposite side, thence over the body member and around the same one complete turn, after which the end is anchored to the other head 2, all as shown in Fig. 1. The rubber'band serves to keep the lock of hair from slipping and therefore holds the lock so that a good first wave is formed adjacent the scalp. In the absence of the rubber band the hair loosens and the first wave becomes unsatisfactory, as it gets larger than the others, but where the hair is held in place by means of the rubber band in the manner shown, the waves nearest the scalp are as satisfactory as the others, and this is of great importance in order to make a satisfactory wave.

It is evident that this device can be used with short hair, as well as'with long hair, because where the hair is very short, only a few of the fingers need to be employed, and where the hair is long, the lock can be wound back and forth until all of the hair is put in place on thewaver, when the rubber band is applied to hold the lock in place.

I want to call particular attention to the hook fingers 5 which serve to hold the waver to the lock of hair, while it is'bei ng put in place, and which therefore greatly facilitates the application of the waver. Since the waver is flat on one side and round on the other and since the fiat side is always away from the scalp, it is necessary to have two bent fingers as shown in the drawing, but if the two sides of the waver were of the same shape, a single finger could be used and I therefore do not want to be limited to the use of two bent fingers, except in combination with a waver whose sides are differently shaped.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a very simple and convenient device that can be readily applied to the hair and which will produce satisfactory waves, The device is made of soft yieldable material, which does not cause inconvenience when pressed against the head, and therefore the waver can be worn at night, if necessary.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A Marcel hair waver consisting of a body member having a plurality of spaced fingers formed integral therewith and extending outwardly from opposite sides thereof, the device being composed of soft, resilient material, there being an odd number of fingers on one side and an even number on the other side, the end fingers on the side having the odd number of fingers being bent towards the adjacent finger to form a hook for engaging and holding a lock of hair.

2. A Marcel hair waver consisting of a body member having a plurality of spaced fingers formed integral therewith and extending outwardly from opposite sides thereof, the device beingcomposed of soft, resilient material, the two end fingers on one side being bent toward the adjacent fingers so as to form curved hooks for engaging and holding a lock of hair.

3. A device of the class described consisting of an elongated body member composed of soft, resilient material and having fingers extending from opposite sides thereof, there being an odd number of fingers on one side and an even number on the other side, the fingers on each side being spaced from one another, the end fingers on the side having the odd number of fingers being bent towards the adjacent fingers on the same side with their ends terminating near the latter whereby hooks are formed for engaging and holding a lock of hair.

4. A Marcel hair waver consisting of a body 1 member having a plurality of spaced fingers formed integral therewith and extending outwardly from opposite sides thereof, the device being composed of soft, resilient material, the two extreme end fingers being bent towards the 1 adjacent fingers so as to form curved hooks for engaging and holding a lock of hair.

5. A Marcel hair waver consisting of a body member having a plurality of spaced fingers formed integral therewith and extending out- 1 wardly from opposite sides thereof, the device being composed of soft, resilient material, one of the extreme end fingers being bent towards the adjacent finger so as to form a curved hook for engaging and holding a lock of hair.

6. A hair waver comprising a flexible body having lateral projections staggered on opposite sides thereof for winding of hair strands thereon, and having a hook-shaped member extending in the plane of the body with its extremity 1 extending toward and into proximity with'one of said projections forming therewith a substantially closed loop opposite another projection on the other side of said body.

7. A hair waver comprising a resilient body 1 having lateral projections on opposite sides thereof for the winding of hair thereabout, and a resilient hook extending in the plane of said body from one end portion thereof normally into proximity with a next adjacent projection normally 

